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13 January 2007 4:14 PM

After Agusto Pinochet, Chile’s one-time military dictator died on Dec. 11, I wrote about the divided reaction in Chile. A large number of supporters gathered to celebrate and remember the man who is known best worldwide for human rights violations. Though I’m a little behind schedule, I thought I’d also post a picture that gives another side of local sentiment. This is the front page of La Nacion, a local newspaper on the day of Pinochet’s death:

The black front page has the note at the bottom, “¡Nunca más!”—Never again. Hopefully it is a true prediction and not just a wish.

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Ryan does stuff and writes about it here. He studied philosophy at Notre Dame and worked afterwards with Holy Cross Associates in Chile. Some of his interests are technology, design, and photography. He was a student at UC Berkeley’s School of Information and currently works as an engineer at Slack.

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